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    Meet Alvin Brown
    Contact
Domain Investing
    Getting Started
    Why Domains Cost So Much
    When Buying Domains...
    Buying & Selling Domain Names
    Finding & Buying Expired Domains
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Podcast
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Kickstart Commerce - Digital strategies for greater customer growth and revenue
  • About
    • Meet Alvin Brown
    • Contact
  • Domain Investing
    • Getting Started
    • Why Domains Cost So Much
    • When Buying Domains…
    • Buying & Selling Domain Names
    • Finding & Buying Expired Domains
  • Domain Aftermarket
    • Today’s Domain Auctions
    • Expiring No-Bid Domains
    • Expiring Emoji Domains
  • Events
  • Podcast
  • Resources
    • Who Owns Premium Domain Names
    • Free Local Domain SEO Guide
    • Free Geo Domain Guide
    • Domains In The Wild
    • Advertise Your Domain Names
    • How-To Guides
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How to add a popup, modal, or content overlay in WordPress.

October 4, 2019 No Comments
WordPress Modals, Popups, and Overlays - WP Tutorials
Written by: Alvin Brown

Okay, it’s been a while since I shared a WordPress tutorial, and today’s your lucky day.

Of all the many questions posed on a weekly basis by various prospects and customers with WordPress websites, the question of how difficult it is to create a popup, modal, or content overlay is quite frequent.

Many are focused on their line of business and not so much on the technical experts of the ins and outs of their website. That said, the creation of popups, modals, and content overlays in WordPress might as well be rocket science.

And although it’s not my first time around the block providing this type of WordPress solution for those that desire functionality for their website, I’ll share with you two WordPress plugins I’ve started using on more and more projects.

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Schwartz Seeking Feedback About Domains to Build Online Legacy

September 12, 2019 No Comments
Rick Schwartz - DomainKing(TM)
Written by: Alvin Brown

If you’ve been around the domain industry two seconds or longer, then you’ve likely heard the name Rick Schwartz, also known as the DomainKing™.

He’s certainly not a new face to industry. A living legend, by many standards, not short on vision, stories, and facts/opinions about domain, business, and life in general, having held more than 30 jobs in a 5 year span.

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Will more companies commit to branded emoji, and possibly emoji marketing and emoji domains?

July 31, 2019 No Comments
Year-Over-Year Emoji Growth
Written by: Alvin Brown

Everyone and their grandmother, if not great-grandmother by now, use emoji — billions daily in collective use — to communicate a multitude of thoughts and expressions daily.

Whether by email, text, chat, clothing, or billboards, emoji marketing has nearly touched every possible form of communication, including domain names.

From Apple to Taco Bell to Domino’s to name a few, a growing number of brands are committing more and more marketing and advertising dollars to the use of emoji marketing.

One of the most recent announcements for brands entering the emoji marketing space with their own branded emoji — the pickup truck — is Ford Motor Company.

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Clever New gTLD Strategy Drives Energy Management Empowering Change

December 28, 2018 No Comments
Written by: Alvin Brown

It’s not everyday I stumble upon a business or personal brand actively growing their business through the use of new top-level domains (new gTLDs).

When I do, I find most business or personal brands are simply experimenting with such domains with no sign of commitment or results.

However, I recently stumbled upon a LinkedIn post containing a video promoting an Energy Management Consultancy based here in Austin, Texas.

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How to Email a Lead Magnet Using Mailchimp.

October 26, 2018 No Comments
email lead magnet
Written by: Alvin Brown

If you have a website — which is nearly everyone and their grandmother — and have not implemented a newsletter or mailing list sign-up form, then you are totally missing out on a good monetization opportunity.

And if you carelessly shrug your shoulders at the thought of possibly monetizing your website, then at least think about the opportunity of growing organic traffic.

Executing a sound popup form upon scroll, entry, or exit, or a sidebar, footer, or header sign-up form is a MUST for every website I develop. Why?

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16 Common Pitfalls of Domain Development

July 9, 2018 No Comments
Common Pitfalls of Domain Development
Written by: Alvin Brown

A very common theme in the domain industry is venturing into the abyss of domain development. Domain investors often times are lead to consider domain development for a number of reasons.

Domain investors often conclude how lucrative the opportunity of domain development can be to increase the domain’s overall value as well as the opportunity for residual income by way of a full-fledge online business.

From personal experience, domain development is very much as deceiving as attempting to understand truly how big an iceberg is at surface level.

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The Journey From Offline to an Established HVAC Business and Digital Presence

June 18, 2018 No Comments
Building Business Domain Portfolio - Marianna Felsman
Written by: Alvin Brown

There’s not too many people would quit or forgo business school or college to immediately start a business.

But today’s guest, Marianna Felsman, did just that decades ago on her way to becoming partner and entrepreneur of BlueAir, a thriving Austin-based Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) services company.

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